Fools In The House of God, Ecc 5:1-7

Solomon built the house of the Lord. So he was very aware of some principle things that men should consider when coming to the house of the Lord.  He warned against being fools in the house of God. Keep thy foot.  When Solomon finished the house, the glory of the...

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Hannah’s Virtue, 1 Sam 1:1-2:21

Hannah was a virtuous woman.  Her husband had two wives, the other of whom was Peninnah.  Peninnah bore children, but Hannah was childless in the early years of her marriage; and this caused her grief.  Rather than envy Peninnah and fuss with her husband about this like Rachel did to...

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Pay your Vows

Pay your Vows Ps.66:13-14   David made sure to pay his vows, which his lips had uttered and his mouth had spoken. As we will see in this lesson vows are promises. Pay your vows, make good on every promise that comes out of your mouth. God commands it. So...

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Two Types of Promises in the Bible

Two Types of Promises in the Bible Vows and Oaths In your Bible the word Promise, including every tense, is used a total of 115 times. Only seven are not God’s promises. All of those seven have a bad connotation because they are promises of men. God really has no...

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Hannah’s Vow 1 Sam. 1:1-11

1 Samuel 1:1-11 Hannah’s Vow CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Hannah made a vow to God that if he would give her a son, she would lend him to the Lord all the days of her life.  God answered her prayer and vow by giving her Samuel.  She kept her vow by...

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